Tread-power



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E. KILBOURN.

. TREADPOWER. No. 298,094.

Patented May 6, 1884.

NITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

EDWARD KILBOURN, OF JAMESTOWN, WISCONSIN TREAD-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,094, dated May 6, 1884.

Application filed March 21, 1884.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD KILBOURN, of Jamestown, in the county of Grant and State of WVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tread-Powers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of-the same.

My invention is an improved tread-power,

and relates to that class which are used to operate light machines, such as corn-shellers and the like.

The invention consists in the improved detail of construction whereby the device is rendered effective in use with a small amount of power, simple to operate, and portable, to

- course these may be made of any suitable inaterial and of any convenient form. At asuitable distance from the floor I connect them by strong cross-pieces b b, one upon ,each side, and in these cross-pieces or upon them the shaft 0 of the driving-pulley has its bearings. The pulley (marked d) is keyed to this shaft at its center between the cross-pieces b b, and is grooved to receive a rope for communicating the power derived from the operation of the machine. its outer ends with cranks, and pedals e e, as shown, to receive the feet of the person operating the device. Connecting the standards at the top is a bar, f, terminating in a seat, 9, and from the front standard a bar, h, extends upward, and has a cross-bar, v3, serving as a handle or support for the operator. When the rope or belt from the driving-pulley is connected to a machine requiring more than the average amount of power to run it, the operator straddles the bar f and works the pedals in the same manner as if he were walking, and with no more exertion; but this motion throws The shaft 0 is provided upon,

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represented the device particularly adapted for a corn-sheller. In this figure I add a pulley, k, mounted upon a shaft having its bearings in the rear standards, and connected to the forward pulley, cl, by a rope or band connection, Z. The shaft of the pulley It extends outside the standard, as shown, and carries an ordinary band-wheel, G, from which the band may run to the machine. As corn-shellers and like machines have their gearing uponone side, this construction is peculiarly applicable, asthe operator, while working the power with his feet, may feed the sheller with the corn.

It will be obvious that, instead of the rope shown in the figures, cogs and chains or any suitable connection may be substituted, also, instead of the plain treadles shown, stirrups may be arranged thereon, so as to retain the foot in place in an easy working position.

I claim as my invention- 1. A-tread-power consisting of the frame,

a saddle and handle-bar upon said frame, a pulley having its bearings therein and pro- .vided with treadles, and means, substantially as described, for communicating power from said pulleyto the driving-pulley, substantially as described.

2. A tread-power consisting of the frame having saddle and handlebar, the pulley (1, having its bearing in said frame and carrying treadles, the pulley 7c, mounted in rear of said pulley d and connected thereto by band, and the band-wheel G, mounted on the same shaft with pulley is, driven thereby, substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD KILBOURN.

Witnesses:

- ALEX. SIMPT R, .HENRY KInNEs. 

